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‘Napoleonville comes to life’WATERLOO 200th ANNIVERSARY

As the 200th anniversary of the Waterloo Battle approaches, the plan to reconstruct‘Napoleonville’ is coming to life. Culture Espace, a French company, has obtained the

contract to reconstruct and develop ‘Napoleonville’ and the surrounding tourist attractions.The goal is to increase the location’s potential up to 300,000 visitors per year.

The Waterloo battle is still considered one of the most important battles in the European his-tory, as it represented the end of more than 20 years of disagreement.

It is vital for us to know our history, because it represents the core of our culture, perceptionsand beliefs. It is just as important for each event to be remembered and celebrated properly, sothat its importance is not forgotten.

The ‘Napoleonville’ is currently missing a vital element, without which the event can’t be ap-preciated to its full potential. Where you can find ‘proud and prominent’ memorials of theDutch, Belgians, French and Prussians, the battlefield has no remembrance whatsoever of theBritish soldiers that fought and were responsible for the win. This creates a severe lack of orig-inality and content, misrepresenting the event to those that are not informed enough. TheBritish soldiers deserve to be recognised for the sacrifice they put on that “wet meadow”. A partnership has been settled with the Belgian authorities in order for this mistake to be recti-fied.

Home News Battlefield HistoryPosted on March 12, 2013, by Alexandra Robitu Previous Next

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